There are 'many out there waiting for a negative moment' to target England's black players, says Troy Townsend.
There are "many out there waiting for a negative moment" such as a penalty miss to target England's black players, says Troy Townsend.They included Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, who had earlier scored England's equaliser in normal time.Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho - who are not in the England squad at Euro 2024 - were also unsuccessful from the spot, and the three players were"Because it is a positive tournament at the moment - for results - the fans are behind the team.
"We have seen white English players miss penalties before but they are never targeted or described by the colour of their skin. That is what makes it so unique against those black players who took the penalties on Saturday."Former England defender Rio Ferdinand posted a message on social media with a picture of the five after the game.Townsend told BBC Sport: "They are waiting. Why do I say that? Because we have the information behind it.
"The last Euros was the biggest scenario we have seen and some of the messages I have seen that were directed at players were absolutely disgraceful."Sancho sent Saka a message on an Instagram story following the Switzerland game in which he praised the 22-year-old for scoring his penalty.Delroy Corinaldi - executive director of Black Footballers' Partnership - said he did fear for the penalty takers if they had missed.
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